Waste Management

The General Manager, Kebbi Urban Development Authority (KUDA), Malami Muhammad Shekare, on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 said it had expended N33 million on evacuation of drains and clearing of waterways in the state. Shekare told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi that the exercise was part of efforts to prevent flooding in the state. He said the ...

The Benue State Government has approved the construction of four additional refuse dumpsites across the state in the bid to ease evacuation of wastes being generated daily. Mr Andrew Chile, the General Manager, Benue State Environmental Sanitation Agency (BENSESA), stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Makurdi, the state ...

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has urged producers to ensure that their process and post-consumption waste are properly managed. The Lagos State Coordinator, NESREA, Mr Nosa Aigbedion, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, August 23, 2018 in Lagos that proper disposal would ensure a cleaner and healthier environment. Aigbedion said that there was ...

The Lagos State Government says it has opened two more Transfer Loading Stations (TLS) for effective waste management. Mr Adebola Shabi, the Special Adviser on Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 that the two loading stations are located at Odaleke and Agunlejika areas of the state. TLS is a building ...

A retired don, Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, has said that the ultimate solution to curbing plastic waste is for firms generating them to switch from non-biodegradable polymers to biodegradable polymers. Osibanjo, a retired Professor of Chemistry, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 in Lagos. He noted that food and beverages ...

Some residents of Aba have called on the Abia State Government to provide more refuse buckets in the city to curtail indiscriminate refuse dumping to reduce flooding in the city after rainfall. The residents, in interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, decried the poor attitude of the people to the environment and call for ...

The Lagos State Government on Friday, August 17, 2018 urged residents to be mindful of the environment, as they celebrate the Eld-el-Kabir festival. Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, said in a statement that it was necessary to enlighten Lagosians to show utmost love for their environment, even as they celebrate. The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 21 ...

A waste manager, Prof. Dele Osibanjo, on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 advised the three tiers of government to be involved in the training of youths in waste management. Osibanjo, the President, Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “Let the various levels of government get involved ...

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Sunday, August 12, 2019 urged companies manufacturing Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) to save the environment from plastic pollution through recycling. Mrs Abidemi Balogun, NCF’s Senior Conservation Officer, Environmental Education, gave the charge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The consultant also appealed to multinational companies to join the ...

The Irepodun Local Government Authority in Kwara State on Sunday, August 5, 2018 expressed concern on the dangers associated with indiscriminate dumping of waste in public places on human and the environment. Mrs Mary Abejide, Head, Environmental Unit at the council, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Omu-Aran that the sad development was posing great risk to the remote ...